Port chairman won’t seek reappointment

Jim Edmonds, who has served as chairman of the Port of Houston Authority commission since 1999, said Wednesday he won’t seek reappointment to another term. His current two-year term expired earlier this month.

Edmonds, who has struggled with health problems in recent years, told the Houston Chronicle editorial board he feels healthy, but that he determined several months ago he wants to spend more time with his wife and two teenage children. He had told the Chronicle previously that he was weighing whether to seek reappointment.

“It takes an awful lot of time,” Edmonds said of the position — a joint appointment by the city of Houston and Harris County.

County officials have said two port commissioners – Janeice Longoria and Elyse Lanier – are seeking the position.